Today's episode is sharing two tips from a recent keynote presentation I did in Sydney for Office Professionals Day.
Firstly, how thinking like a Sales Person can help you shift your minset...
- It’s not their responsibility to buy, it’s your responsibility to sell
- You may not want to sell but you that’s what you’re doing
- You need to to sell your ideas, your requests, your issues, yourself!
How if you can adopt this mindset and channel your inner sales person you will be more effective
My advice is to sell what you can sell, make peace with what you can’t
Secondly, try saying YES in order to say no!
Your sole purpose is to support your manager or managers. Sometimes they will come to your desk when you are busy handling something already assigned and it’s easy to feel you are being interrupted. Yes. You are. But that is your job.
Never underestimate the power of “yes” in your thoughts, attitudes and the first word you speak to others.
Helps you be perceived as a positive, can-do person.
Tip = when someone approaches and interrupts you internally smile and think “yes”. The internal “yes” changes our thought patterns, attitudes, ‘tell’ facial expressions and posture.
It’s an old sales technique - never respond with a ‘no’. Instead if something is asked of you say something like “Let’s discuss what I can do” or “Yes, I would love to do that. Here’s what I can do”.
Super excited to announce that I have a book coming out later this year. Yes, I will be able to officially call myself an author!!!
With a working title 'Getting Home From Breast Cancerville (is the hardest bit)' my book is about the complexity and uncertainty of recovering from treatment and accepting that life will never be as it was before Breast Cancer.
In writing my own story I have tried to convey the way everyone thinks that when your treatment ends, the worst is behind you. The truth is, the hardest bit is yet to come. If you have Breast Cancer, I have tried to show you what you need to be prepared for once your treatment ends. If you're supporting a friend with Breast Cancer, I try to show you where they will need your greatest support.
If you would like to stay updated on the release date and where to buy it, I've created a link for you to sign up to the mailing list.
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It's a book that's taken me four years to write because there's been times where delving into the material has been just too hard. But it's done! My manuscript is now finished and with an editor to whip it into shape. I know there will be more work but it's on it's way to publication.